Jesus Tomb

Discovered in 1980 in Jerusalem, the Jesus Tomb is theorized to be the burial site of Jesus and his family's remains. In March of 2007, the Discovery Channel and Vision TV released the documentary The Lost Tomb of Jesus, which covers the discovery and theory of the tomb.

Fast Facts

1. Tomb dates to the first century
2. Many scholars reject the idea that the tomb contains Jesus' and his families remains
3. Documentary was produced by James Cameron
4. Film was written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici
5. Ten stone coffins were found inside the tomb
6. Six coffins contained Aramaic inscriptions, which were translated to: Mary, Matthew, Jesua son of Joseph, Mary, Jofa (Joseph, Jesus' brother), and Judah son of Jesua

Quotes

1. "We've done our homework; we've made the case; and now it's time for the debate to begin."—James Cameron
2. "There is no basis on which to make a story out of this or to identify this as the family of Jesus."—Amos Kloner, Israeli archaeologist and one of the first to examine the tomb
3. "Their theory—which I consider untenable—does however raise a challenge to the belief in Jesus' bodily ascension into heaven."—Stephen Pfann, president of Jerusalem's University of the Holy Land

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